Some dream of owning a beachfront home. For 24 current or would-be residents in Miami Beach, a community on the beach will do just fine.

The revival of Altos Del Mar – loosely translated to highlands by the sea – brings both historic significance and modern elegance to Miami Beach. The community, first created generations ago, now features 24 single-family homes and lots, with a bevy of new estate homes rising alongside historic architecture. Some call it a “mini Malibu in Miami Beach.”

Though some homes are owned and occupied, among other homes and lots currently under contract are 7829 Collins Ave., a dry lot that listed for $1.275 million, and residences at 7735 Collins Ave. (listed at $2.499 million) and 7833 Collins Ave. (listed at $2.649 million). One Sotheby’s International Realty is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for select properties at Altos Del Mar. The highest-priced listing is the Balinese-style, 10,000-square foot estate with a second-floor master balcony overlooking the Atlantic. Listing price: $14.9 million.

“This is the only private, gated community on Miami Beach” that is oceanfront, said Mercedes Saewitz, who, along with Ileana de la Torre, is exclusive sales associate with One Sotheby’s. The collection of original and modern homes creates a special community. “The history is very cool.”

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